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Team Bondi's L.A. NOIRE |OT| Watchin' Faces, Solvin' Cases
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Interfectum
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The Lamp said:
Cross game chatting while playing.
NullPointer
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Open world + linear doesn't make any sense to some, myself included.Dr Eggman said:
Still interested though, as Rockstar earned my undying love with Red Dead. it means I'll give at least two extra looks to anything they put out for now.
bonesmccoy
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HTuran said:
Yes, I bet they're devastated at how their game will sell like hotcakes on the back of the Rockstar juggernaut.
spiderman123
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bonesmccoy said:
Loloolol
Interfectum said:
Weird. This is the very LAST game I would want to chat with my friends about while I'm playing. I'm trying to think and solve puzzles without outside intervention, after all.
And I have better ways of communicating with my friends when we're not playing a multiplayer game together than sitting on a dashboard and talking through a crappy XBL or PS3 mic, anyway. Whatevs.
spiderman123
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The Lamp said:
Well that's your preference
CitizenCope
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Not even that. Sometimes I get in a mp craze for months so I'll still be playing a single player game but when I see my friends on 360 partied up in a mp game I'll jump out of even the most entertaining single player games to join them.Oni Jazar said:
So yeah what Interfectum said.
DoctorPayne
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Any word on a mandatory install for the PS3 version? I want to switch my pre-order to that if it's better looking, but my 40 GB is hurting for space.
NullPointer said:
Well it certainly has some unique qualities. In Mafia 2, it meant really enjoying drives and listening to the radio. Or randomly exploring for pin-ups, or robbing registers and compacting cars for money. I can't even begin to count the number of times I visited shops to change clothes! It wasn't the greatest experience, but I'll admit that free roaming in between missions helped set the stage for unique missions (Chinatown, Observatory).
I know it seems silly, but having a house where a character can go sleep/save really makes me happy.
Edit: I do wish this game had a day/night cycle when free roaming though. It certainly is one of the highlights of other Rockstar endeavors. Perhaps, Team Bondi felt the need to use a certain weather condition to have the strongest backdrop for each unique case.
polyh3dron
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You have now settled it and every single person on NeoGAF, nay, the entire Internet has read your post.Interfectum said:
I was simply responding to a post that said that the very idea that people are actually comparing the two versions is "sad" when it's not, it's just people trying to figure out how the two versions compare. The "sad" charge is obviously invoking console warz bullshit.
Interfectum
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polyh3dron said:
I wish. 20 pages from now we'll be right back here.
I'm not sure what more people want for comparisons... pixel counting?
OdysseusVA
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BeeDog said:
Thanks for that link. Never knew that many games were 1280x720 with AA
The_Squirrel_Menace
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Hm I wish this game could be on PC for the sole reason to be modded as a Blade Runner total modification.
The_Darkest_Red
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20 pages? Try 20 posts, if we're lucky.Interfectum said:
Joe Shlabotnik
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The_Squirrel_Menace said:
Kind of pointless to mod this unless you have Team Bondi's proprietary state-of-the-art facial capture system in your garage.
NullPointer
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That doesn't seem silly at all. If there was more to the open world than cars and newspapers and the occasional random crime I'd be more into this - but I'm waiting on more impressions to get a sense of how dead or alive the world is. Are there full on missions that are only activated by finding or stumbling across them in the world? Like Red Dead side quests, or the random people who spawn quests in GTA4?dreamfall said:
Are the newspapers handled like pigeons in GTA4 or is tracking them down fun on its own? Is there any variety to the ambient crime stopping scenarios? Does day or night have a difference to any of the game mechanics? Do the NPCs change their routines?
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Deleted member 81567
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Pretty much. Comparisons are inevitable I know but don't make it a major complaint to why you don't like the game. Appreciate it for what it is. I can hardly understand how a free roam game would enhance the game any better than what it does now. It's actually more focused now and concentrates on 'solvin' cases' and not doing anything irrelevant. It probably has enough replay value as it is.The Lamp said:
The_Squirrel_Menace
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Joe Shlabotnik said:
Okay, maybe just change the whole settings? keep the faces, change the character body, set it in future dystopia NewYork. Just reskin the game, sorta?
Please?
Heh, no I'm sure I'll enjoy the hell out of the game. Just that.. I find that Blade Runner is a franchise under used.
L0st Id3ntity
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I will wait at least a couple of months to see if there will be a PC version in the future before getting it on a console.The_Squirrel_Menace said:
Was a PC version ever discussed? Does it seem reasonable? I have not been following.
Just read the Eurogamer review, sounds really good and right up my alley, will buy it when my exams end in early June, a nice present to relax with after a period of stressful work.
I'll get the 360 version for the achievements and party chat, minor graphical problems don't really bother me because I won't be playing the other versions to see the improvements.
I'll get the 360 version for the achievements and party chat, minor graphical problems don't really bother me because I won't be playing the other versions to see the improvements.
Uno Venova
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indigo-cyclops
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That Kotaku video has absolutely stunned and sold me on this game. Beyond psyched at this point.
CoffeeJanitor
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So um, is this at all similar to RDR/GTA4? Especially the engine?
nelsonroyale
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BeeDog said:
It was pretty blindingly obvious from the promotional footage as well
The_Darkest_Red
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The OP is a good place to start.Jadedx said:
Goldrusher
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Anyone know if you can do an instore pickup at Best Buy's midnight release? I called the store after ordering it online and she said "I think so" which doesn't make me too confident that I can and I'd hate to drive out there for nothing...So does anyone know if you can or does anyone plan to do it?
I just want that midnight release DLC even though I won't be able to play it with the store being down.
I just want that midnight release DLC even though I won't be able to play it with the store being down.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
HTuran said:
The piles of cash that they are about to make should probably help them feel better.
Square Triangle
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The Kotaku video answered so many questions. I cannot wait for tonight's launch.
BannedEpisode
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JaxJag said:
A lot of people thought Red Dead Redemption wouldn't sell or that they wouldn't even break even. The amount of outside advertising this game has had is crazy. My grandfather asked me about it because he saw adverts while he was out and thought it was a movie of some kind.
This game will sell a lot, not as much as RDR but still a sizable amount.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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Neither did the Old West setting of Red Dead and that was hotcakes covered with syrup. L.A. Noire has the Rockstar muscle behind it and getting rave reviews. It will sell like hotcakes.JaxJag said:
canadian crowe
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I think it will be slightly below RDR's sales. Remember the Western setting was fairly unpopular before it came out. I think the key to sales is the Rockstar brand identity.JaxJag said: